Table 1 Characteristics of women in pooled sample from Kenya, Ghana and India, N = 3953
| Â | n (%) |
|---|---|
Country/ setting | Â |
Rural Kenya | 873 (22%) |
Urban Kenya | 531 (13%) |
Ghana | 531 (13%) |
India | 2018 (51%) |
Age | Â |
15 to 22Â years | 1299 (33%) |
23 to 25Â years | 963 (24%) |
26 to 28Â years | 748 (19%) |
29 to 48Â years | 942 (24%) |
Parity (no. of prior births) | Â |
0–1 | 612 (19%) |
2 | 1101 (34%) |
3 | 748 (23%) |
4 +  | 782 (24%) |
Marital status | Â |
Single | 211 (5%) |
Partnered/cohabiting | 109 (3%) |
Married | 3569 (90%) |
Widowed/ divorced/separated | 64 (2%) |
Education | Â |
No school or primary | 2383 (60%) |
Post primary, vocational, or secondary | 1109 (28%) |
University/ college or above | 461 (12%) |
Employed | Â |
No | 3307 (84%) |
Yes | 646 (16%) |
Household wealth quintile | Â |
Poorest | 727 (19%) |
Poor | 756 (19%) |
Middle | 738 (19%) |
Rich | 694 (18%) |
Richest | 1023 (26%) |
Had pregnancy complications | Â |
No | 1598 (40%) |
Yes | 2355 (60%) |
Delivery facility type | Â |
Government Hospital | 1603 (41%) |
Government Health Center | 2010 (51%) |
Mission or private facility | 331 (8%) |
Delivery provider gender | Â |
Male | 451 (11%) |
Female | 3368 (85%) |
Both | 124 (3%) |
Obstetric complications | Â |
No obstetric complications | 3308 (84%) |
Obstetric complications | 645 (16%) |
Mode of delivery (n = 3419)* |  |
Vaginal delivery | 3287 (96%) |
C-section | 132 (4%) |